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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
PAYING S4LT-WELIS

The mineral waters the most es.
teemed in Europe for their medicinal
effects are those of Vichy and Carlsbad,
and large sums are annually paid by
spectators to the two municipalities
for the privilege of exporting the pre-.
pared salts and the waters. Carlsbad
is now open for lease for period OF
fifteen years, and it is expected that
there will be a lively competition to
secure the privilege. In the DAYS OF
the great Frederick Of Prussia Carls-
bad shipped its "sprudel," but then
only to persons of high distinction and
as special favor, for which permission
OF the court was necessary. The water
in those days was given as q present,
and the recipients made the town
present in return, while those citizens
who clandestinely.received and executed
orders from abroad were heavily fined
for smuggling. It was not until 1914.
and after hot struggle with those OF
the inhabitants who feared that the ex-
portation of thermal waters would cause
patients to remain at home, that the
regular commercial arrangement was
fixed upon, which thirty years later
gave place to farming. The first spec.
ulator lS44) paid the town the sum of
500 forms annually; three years later
this sum rose to 5000 forms; next
came q farmer who paid 1000 forms
per annum, and in 1860 Heinrich Mat.
toni hired the privilege for ten years
at an annual rent of $4,000 forms. In
1870 the firm of Lobelch Sottlander
became the farmer at 10000 forms for
three years, at the expiration of which
it offered 100000 forms, while an En-.
gilsh company bid as high us 100, 900
forins. BY this time the exports of
the products of tie springs had so
largely increased that the commission
on the sale of the "sprudel salt" alone
reached the amount of the last-named
rental, and it is supposed that the up
set price this year will surpass 100000
a year--a pretty good price for the over.
flow of q salt we'll.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
QCITE Plausible.

"Children!" spoke the Sunday-schea
superintendent, after he had fnishe
reading the story about Jacobs ladder
Il will answer any question You ma
desire to ask about this remarkabl
dream Of Jacobs ladder"
We'll, sir, }" asked little boy, "wha
good was the ladder when the angel
had wings?"
This seemed to be poser, and th
good superintendent to gain tim
pointed to another lad, and said:
James can answer that question:"
Up popped the little fellow sn
quickly answered:
Il guess mebbe the angels was
moulin. "-WhitehaN Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
The co,.n. u'a,.x.

SVssssS
"My dear" she said, as he finally
laid down his newspaper, chow did
your last deal in wheat come out?"
"Lost about $40, 000," he growled.
"Why, you said you were sure Of
making $5o,0oO?"
$50 was, but I didn't"
"That's downright shame! You
know that Nellie is to marry Co.nt
Italiani, and that he wants $4,000 to1
his title"
Cant help that.
"Well it's awful mean. Nellie is
waiting for her count and her count is
waiting for his money, and here you
drop $4,000 as if your daughters hap
piness was the last thing to be thought
Of don't believe yon have fathers
heart in you'll"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

4 Fad Death.
Mrs. Hendricks-You remember
young Mr.. De Lyle, who was so much
in love with that Smith girl?
Mrs. Bennington-Yes 1t was said
that her refusal nearly broke his heart.
Mrs. Hendricks-He is dead.
Mrs. Bennington - Indeed! How
dreadful it is. Isuppose he just wasted
away?
Mrs. Hendricks-No; he was run
over by circus wagon.-Nc,o York
Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
IN THE WRONG RUyINess.

City Editor Ito reporter)-How THO
is the ice ON the mill pond, Robinson?
Reporter-About an inch.
City Editor-Well, 1 saw q little bc
going in that direction with q pair .
skates slung over his shoulder; you bs
better saunter down that way.
keporter-shall I stop him frs'
going on the ice?
City Editor with intense scornb
stop him = from going -on-the1
ice! Cunning to speaking tubep
Cashier, pay off Robinson and dischare
him.-Ne,c York Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

Prof. Charles Eliot Norton, and one OF
the most cultivated critics of his day.
Now comes Mr.. Routledge and gives
the figures as to his sales of the differ
ent poets in the year ending June u,
1855. First comes Longfellow, with
the extraordinary sale of 5000 copies;
then we drop to Scott, with 3.l7O;
Shakespeare, 300; Byron, 1850;
Moore, 1926; Burns, $3.50. To these
succeeds Mrs. Hemans, with o sale OF
1000 copies, Milton falling short of her
by fifty, and no one else showing more
than half that demand. Hood had $50
purchasers, Cowper 800. and all others
less; Shelley had 500, and Keats but
40 Of course this is hardly even an
approximate estimate of the compara-
tive popularity of these poets, since
much would depend. for instance, on
the multiplicity or value of rival edi-
tions; but it proves in q general way
that Mrs. Hemans holds her own, in
point of readers, fifty years after her
death. What other form of influence
for man or woman equals this?
Yet there may be other modes of &c
ton. That of Florence Nightingale,
for instance, modestly vindioating wo-
mans foresight against the dullness and
red tape of whole War Department;
and returning from the most superb
career of publlcserv that ever woman
had, with ruined health, but with such
universal love and reverence from the
Crimean army that statue would have
been erected to her by penny sub
scription had she not refused it. That
of Clara Barton, or Dorothea Dix, or
Mary Livermore, or Jean Lander, or
Mother Bickerdyke, in our own civil
war. That Of many worker in the
Associated Charities of our large cities;
or of those special organizations which
were almost always carried on, thirty
years ago, under the official leadership
and treasurership of men, but which
have been steadily falling more and
more, during that period, into the hands
Of women. That of many woman of
society, so called, who recognizes in
Society" itself sphere for conscien-
tious duty-so that the tone of q whole
town or city may sometimes be said to
be kept up or let down according as the
leading society woman" is person of
character or doll. That of many a
woman in some log cabin on the from
tier, whose society" consists in dozen
children of her own and perhaps two or
three more taken in from charity; the
woman who, nameless and noteless,
maintains that average quality among
our American people that can always be
relied upon to send from obscurity o
Lincoln or Grant in time of imminent
need. Beyond all these, perhaps, in
total influence, ranks the great army of
women teachers, spreading their I'M
seen and daily labors through every
school district from Cape Cod to the
Golden Gate; smoothing the waste
places, equalizing all our civilization,
doing the most for the poorest; and
again, in the upper regions of educa-
ton, rising into the work of such mis-
sionaries of the highest training as Mary
Lyon in the past, or Alice Freeman in
the present. Compared with these,
how petty seem the little struggles for
position and etiquette.-Col. T.. ".
Higginso1a, IN Harpes''s Bazaar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

went. I kept a-drowning until ]
found myself infamous next morn.
ing in the calaboose. My legal
friend helped me out of the hole-1.paying
the fine and him 500. Then emigrated
10 this country, where have been entirely
too GOOD. and loved fair damsels by the
score.
Ha! didn't think that by carrying my
whole early arple crop TO those three Sand
Hill ladies the oldest would reciprocate
my ardent affection? But she snubhed me
as soon as the early apples ceased coming.
And that preachers daughter, whom l first
saw and loved at the Oak Hill oamp-meet-
ing. She came near splitting in my face.
The Dipperman girl held out seductive
inducements until, when I popped the
question, she crawled away with my bleed
ing heart, telling me that she couldn't leave
her parents for such forlorn -looking
wretch az was.
The Fulton County girl smiled as long
as 1 let her father have his own way with
my corn and hogs. but talked bad to me
as soon us 1 vetoed his thievish proceed
ings.
don't wish to mention the four school
marms once dearly but vainly adored, nor
will tell the particulars about my short
marriage with an ex-war-window. who cost
me 81 for the modifying and 500 fol
leosening it.
AM now nearly 20 years Of age, lead a
frugual life, supply several destitute widows
with fuel, aud live hermit life in this
patch Of timber which some sarcastic local
newspaper writer christened Misery Grove,
because, as he fendishly explained, "Old
Peter is miser in misery"
will persist that / would be rs happy rs
the ms. ority if I were equally mean. But
the way it stands am without peer in
this section, by reason Of having loved too
many girls, and having practiced that other
besetting sin, not having been good enough
to myself, but too good to others.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
WOMAN.
A Budget Of Entertaining Cos
sip Relating to the Ten
der Sex.
FEMININE CHARACTERISTICS.
Matters Sober and Statistical, NTH SPICE
Of Humor, Prepared Specially for
Our Fair Readers.
A1.o,comce. M~s. Be Made.

A Scotch lady, at her daughters we'd
ding, was asked by an old friend
whether she might congratulate her on
the event. Eyes, yes" replied the
mother, upon the whole it is very sat
isfactory. It is true Jennie hates her
good man, but then there's always q
somethingi"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
REFr5lo DIl.,s TALR.

There IL no rule that I know OF that
will teach man how to become great
shot. The first thing to do is to get a
pun and then learn how to handle it.
Then he must have Q sort of natural
liking for shooting. suppose there's
lots of men working at brick-laying or
carpentering who amt much good at
either business. They might have made
good tailors or shoemakers, only they
didn't get started right It's the same
way with shooting. A man may have
the finest gun that ever was made and
the best of ammunition and practice for
years and then not be first-class shot.
You see the brain, the eye, and the
trigger finger must all work with the
same impulse. When everything is just
right if it's within range you kind Of
feel the object you shoot at rather than
aim at it. This is especially true Of
shooting from the back of galloping
horse at moving object All of o sud-
den you feel rather than see that your
gun is just right. Your finger seems to
have touched the trigger OF its own &C.
cord, and you know that you have
made hit. I couldn't teach a man how
to do that; though, if he had the stuff
in him, he'd pick it up, just being along
with me.
No, We never have much trouble with
our Indians. They ore just like chill
dren, and if you treat them right you'll
never have any bother. You must
never promise them anything unless
you intend to give it to them, and give
it, too, just when you soy You will. If
you were to promise an Indian o pint
Of milk at 5 o'clock in the afternoon,
he'd be there to get it, and if you didn't
show mp until 6 o'clock you might give
him gallons of milk, but you couldn't
square matters with him. He would
never forget that you didn't give him
the pint of milk when you promised to
do so, and he'd never have confidence
in you again. Indians are not much
given to lying. Most of them would as
soon cut off q leg as tell lie.. If you
ask one if he has done thing he has
promised to do and he tells you he has,
you can depend on his word. If he re-
mains silent You may know that he has
not done it. Those of them who are
at all acquainted with even our print
tive forms of civilization see that the
white is the superior race, and they
reason that white man can do any
thing he wants to. Therefore, when
he fails to keep his word with them,
they never think TINT it is because he
has been disappointed or cannot do it.
They think it is because he does moi
want to do it. This is one of the rea-
sons that causes them to go on the war
path when deceived.
They are extremely superstitious. as
all ignorant people are. The chief,
American Horse, ond I collided on
horseback in Washington and both OF
us nearly broke a leg apiece in the en-
counter. The next day he told ME that
it was because he had not made any
medicine" the night before the acci.
dent. If he lives to be 100 years old
he will never fail to make medicine
again. He has the same faith in it that
Christian mas in the efficacy of prayer.
WILLIAM F. Copy,
buffalo Billy
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

IHE curious observation that friction
tails to produce heat in metals under
the influence of magnets is now being
discussed. Metals so exposed have
been turned in lathe quite cold.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
EDUCATION OF The HUN 4yEy,

EDUCATION OF THE HUMAN ETE.
The following story from the Pe,a,,
Monthly is related of Agassiz, and is
sufficiently characteristic of this re-
markahly accurate observer to have the
merit Of probability. We are told that
once upon time the professor had &C.
casion to select an assistant from one of
his classes. There were number of
candidates for the post of honor, and
finding himself in quandary as to
which one he should choose, the happy
thought occurred to him of subiecting
three of the more promising students
In turn to the simple test of describing
the view from his laboratory window,
which overlooked the side yard of the
college. One said that he saw merely
q board fence and a brick pavement;
another added stream of soapy water;
third detected the color of the paint
on the fence, noted green mold or
fungus on the bricks, and evidences of
"blueing" in the water, besides other
details. 1t is needless to tell which
candidate was awarded the coveted po-
sition.
Houdin, the celebrated prestidigi-
tator, attributed his success in his pro-
fession mainly to his quickness of per-
ception, which. he tells us in his
entertaining biography, he acquired by
educating his eyes to detect large
number of objects at q single glance.
His simple plan was to select shop
window full of miscellaneous assort-
ment OF articles, and walk rapidly past
it a number of times every day, writing
down each object which impressed itself
on his mind. In this way he was able,
after time, to. detect instantaneously
all OF the articles in the window, even
though they might be numbered by
scores.-Scientifc american.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

REMOVING HAIRS FROM THE FACE.
",The climate of San Francisco must
be very bad for the complexion. re-
marked On Oakland man to his wife on
the boat. II notice great many ladies
from San Francisco who go over three
or four times week to our side of the
bay, and four out of five of them seem
to be troubled with an eruption which
appears in patches on their faces. The
eruption is confined to the cheeks and
chins generally, but I saw one quite
pretty girl the other day with her upper
lip all disfgured in this way. Look.
there is one now"
"You poor, stupid creature" re-
sponded the wife of his bosom, in that
pitying tone used by wives when they
happen to be possessed of little ex-
elusive information; "that is not an
eruption"
"What is it then, smallpox"
"No; she has been to her doctors to
have the superfuous hair removed by
electricity. The San Francisco ladies
go over to doctor in Oakland for treat
ment, because they don't want to be
seen going into the Offices of those in
their now city known as practitioners
of the art, while in Oakland girls go
over to the city. About six out of ten
women are troubled with superfuous
hairs on the face or arms. and the pro-
cess of plucling them out with pair
of tweezers two or three times month
is not pleasant. The electric doctor
burns the root Of each hair with needle
through which an electric spark is sent,
and the removal of the hair is berma-
nent. So when you see girl with that
eruption on her face you may know she
has been having her whiakers removed.
Some girls have to shave regularly. but
that makes che whiskers grow coarse
and stiff, like mans"
eyes, I've noticed that often" said
the husband, thoughtlessly.
"When? Where? Who is she?"
And once more the pursuit of knowl-
edge caused trouble in the human
family.-Sa,a Francisco Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

EVERY man finds his level at last.
and the wrapper of the banana has Q
good deal to do with it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

Ware inclined to believe that Ananias
would have made very capable man.
ager for tleuter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-02
A STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT
Rev. Henry WirZman, Rector of the Wells
burg 4. r.. Church, VIII Resign.

Rev. Henry WirZman, Rector of the Wells
burg 4. r.. Church, Will Resign.
Rev Henry Wirzman, of the Episcopal
church, of Wellsburg, who has been sta
toned there for about year, surprised his
congregation on Sunday evening by With
drawing his connection with that church.
After reading the services and when the
audience settled down expecting sermon,
hind the desk and commenced to discuss
his dislike for the Episcopal services and
church. The congregation Strengthened
up in their seats, and when the speaker
with considerable excitement commenced
an abuse of the forms and ceremonies
which mp to that time he had observed, the
congregation, to say the least, were aston
iShcd. He continued in the same strain
for about an hour, his excitement growing
as he proceeded, and concluded with
the statement that he would in a few
days send 10 Bishop PetrrkIn state
ment of his reasons for withdrawing from
| the Episcopal church, and asking his It.
! lease or dismissal from the church. The
action of Mr. Wirzman has caused dc
cided sensation IN the town, and particu-
larly among the members OF the church,
who knew nothing OF his proposed action,
much less expected such a scene in the
church. The members of the veStry say
that he should have presented his plans,
purposes and statements tn them in proper
| form ut least before giving expression to
to them in the place and at the time he
did. On Monday one OF the members so in
! formed the Reverend gentleman and it is
said some warm expressions were in
! dulged in.
Rev. Wipgman is IN unmarried man
about thirty years old, and came from
Hampshire county, where his father resides,
| He has said that he don't know what his
future course will he. SurmiSeS are 10 the
effect that he will either join the Methodist
Church or some reformed church. His
father is a minister in the VI. +. Church.
The affair is the exciting topic of cOnver-
SltiOn in the town.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-02
LIVELY ELECrIONEERING.
A Dispute Over County Seat Causes
Wholesale Murder.

Dispute Over County Seat Causes
Wholesale Murder.
GARDEN CITY, KAS., March Word
has just been received here of serious
shooting affray at CornOdO, Wichita
county, Sunday night, in which two men
lost their lives, four more fatally shot,
and three were seriously injured. The
killed and fatally injured are from LeOti
and the Others from COSOnado. The trouble
occurred Ouer the location of county seat,
both towns being candidates for the honor.
Some time ago the Governor sent n COM
missioner there To take the expression OF
the people as to the lacatiOn of
4 temporary county seat, and as the result
Ofthat canvSS LeOti WAS designated. An
election for officers and permanent county
seat was called for the 9TH OF February,
but in the meantime the Legislature pass
ed law pOStpOning the county
seat election until registra-
tion was had. LcOti voted for
county officers and county seat both on
the ground that the recent law is uncOn-
Stitntional. Coronado failed to vote on the
NphnNg Stsll IuGSllOu anu "sIN ut-
feated on the county election since. Each
side has charged the other with gross
frauds and u good deal OF bad feeling was
developed. Sunday night Il crowd OF men
from Leoti went to COronda. During II
dispute over the election, Chas. Caller,
from Leoti, struck Frank Lilly, of COronda,
over the head with revolver.
Ezra LOomis tried to stop the
quarrel and received bullet from Golfers
revolver in the leg The shooting then
became general and resulted as follows:
VIM. Pains, Il druggist, aud Chas. Collier,
both OF Leoti, were instantly killed; En-
met Duuning. livcryman, Frank JennesS,
a son of the Mayor johnson and
Albert OveY, managers OF the
Chicago Lumber Company, all from
LeOti, were fatally wounded. Frank
Lilley, u real estate agent, Chas. LOomis
and Ezra LOOmiS, all from Coronado, were
slightly wounded. The scene of the tight
is distant several miles from railroad and
telegraphic communication, and all the de
tails of the affair are not yet known.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-02
BENwOOD.

Miss Maggie Dolan, OF Wheeling, Is visit
ing Miss Maggie Burr.
The seal, charter, etc, arrived yesterday
for Columbia Lodge No 10.
The contract for the new bridge oYel
Me : Run will he awarded Friday.
Hon. Josiah Sinclair'S card in yeSter
DAVIS htcIigeaeer met with the aPPrOha
ton of all our citizens.
A little son of Mrs. CriSwell, OF this dis
trict, was inferred at MoundsVilie yester'
day. He died OF diphtheria-
The receipts of the festival which closed
Monday evening will probably foot up to
5000. The fancy table realized about Sloo'
An oyster supper was given by some
nrominent citizens and municipal ofleer'
in shonor of Hon. J. Sinclair Monday
evening.
Some extensive repairing and refarnisn-
;ny will Immediately commenced upon th'
RemhOlf stand by its present owner, MT
w Brieeland, of Martins Ferry, on lu
evacuation by the present occupant
The most office was enhanced YESTERDAY
bv the addition of about six score cali ahO
Iock boxes. For some years past tner'
bsd not been sufficient accommodation IL
that line for the increasing Popuia'ion'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-02

ST. JoHN. Dlk.. March 1.-Serious diff
f,utry Is feared with the half breeds.
There are in these settlements upwards OF
lUru families OF half breeds among whom
are many uf Louis Riel's ableSt heutenantS
who found II eNpcdient to emigrate during
the rebellion OF l-Sj. They took with
them a number Of horses and cattle. They
hl.r been taxed for these animals by the
.p.,I horititN but have steadily refused
tu ply the tax. WritS were issued
last week directing Sheriff Flynn to seize
,u.Irrrnt goods and chattels in each ease
in royrr the amount Of the tax. TINS
IIsuu has been doing aud now hasin his
possession quit" = number OF ponies ANA
cattle The halt breeds have been hold
u. meetings and making threats oi dire
vengeance. They SIy they will make IN
r'rogt To recover their property 10y force.